Indonesia Ulemas Want Halal Medicine

OnIslam & News Agencies

The halal regulation were more urgent in medicine and vaccines; products that control the lives of many Indonesian Muslims.

CAIRO – Indonesia's top Muslim body has called for applying halal rules on pharmaceutical products such as medicines and vaccines, calling for halal certification and labels in the Muslim majority archipelago.

"Pharmaceutical products are the same as food products and therefore, must be halal before being consumed by Muslims," Marouf Amin, the Chairman of the Indonesian Ulemas Council (MUI), was quoted by Abtara News ON Thursday, December 19.

The MUI chairman added that the government must protest right of the Muslims to not consume haram medicines and vaccines, adding that consuming halal products was part of Muslims belief and faith.

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